Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a powerful farewell speech at Howard University, urging supporters to continue fighting for justice and equity, and emphasizing the need to respect the Constitution of the United States.
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser
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U.S. House January 6 Attack Chairman Bennie Thompson Lays Out the Investigation Ahead
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump’s supporters violently attacked the Capitol shortly after Trump’s speech, over-running entrances, assaulting police officers and breaking glass doors as Vice President Michael Pence during the violent insurrection at the Capitol. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called Governors in surrounding states for assistance from their National Guard.
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Challenges Abound in Repairing America’s Foster Care System
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Part of the reason the system is broken is that the very people it is intended to help and serve are not being served,” said Dr. Tammy Lewis Wilborn of Wilborn Clinical Services LLC. “Their emotional and psychological needs are not being addressed. Some young people have spent most of their lives in foster care and they are not receiving the social skills to be able to function.”
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A New America Dawns with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After Chief Justice John Roberts swore him in, President Biden spoke about the importance of a unified America after four years of an administration that orchestrated perhaps the most profound divide in modern history.
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FBI Vetting Troops Before Inauguration
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy told The Associated Press that officials are conscious of the potential threat, and he warned commanders to be on the lookout for any problems within their ranks as the inauguration approaches. “We’re continually going through the process, and taking second, third looks at every one of the individuals assigned to this operation,” McCarthy said in an interview after he and other military leaders went through an exhaustive, three-hour security drill in preparation for Wednesday’s inauguration.
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U.S. Attorney Seeking Sedition and Conspiracy Charges in Aftermath of Capitol Riot
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are resolutely committed to upholding the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment, including speech, peaceful assembly, and press, and we will investigate, prosecute, and hold accountable anyone who attempts to obstruct or curtail these freedoms through violence or intimidation,” said U.S. Attorney Michael Sherwin. The prosecutor added that the Department of Justice had created a specialized task force that “will look at everything from travel to movement” of the individuals involved. “The range of criminal conduct is unmatched.”
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D.C. Officials, Feds Tracking Credible Inauguration Day Threats
NNPA NEWSWIRE — D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is demanding unprecedented protection for the event. Meanwhile, multiple reports indicate that the FBI is aware of chatter about plots by right-wing extremists who plan to continue their protests of the 2020 Presidential election and possibly inflict further acts of domestic terrorism like that carried out on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol.
